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Ron Paul
I’m not trying to jump on the Ron Paul web traffic wave… No really, I promise. Ron Paul caught my attention after the last Republican debate. I started reading up on him and watching videos of some of his speeches. … Continue reading
Your Chance to Stop REAL ID
For the two next hours and a little bit (until 5 PM Eastern, 5/8/07), the Department of Homeland Security is accepting comments from the public about REAL ID. The Privacy Coalition has a page detailing how you can contact them … Continue reading
Deposit checks with your scanner
Ever since my wife and I started using USAA for banking and auto insurance, we’ve been nothing but pleased. Their website is very user-friendly and feature-packed, and their customer service is literally the best I’ve ever dealt with. The one … Continue reading
The Future of OpenID
If you haven’t, you really should go listen to Simon Willison’s talk on OpenID. He does a very good job of explaining what it does and how it can be used. With the slew of big names announcing support for … Continue reading
Can you change your parents?
Today’s Linux tip (technically, a bash tip) deals with one of the most-used commands: cd. Here’s the scenario: There’s a directory deep in the filesystem that you go to a lot, so you put a symlink to it in your … Continue reading
I am pack leader
For some unknown reason, our two dogs recently started getting into fights. We’re not talking the typical dogs-playing-rough type fights, these are I’m-gonna-rip-your-throat-out type fights. Now, they never tried to attack or hurt us, even when we were using our … Continue reading
Using vim as a pager (in gentoo)
Wondering what the “vim-pager” use flag on app-editors/vim did, I gave it a shot. Turns out it gives you 2 extra commands: vimpager and vimmanpager. So adding export MANPAGER=/usr/bin/vimmanpager to your login script of choice (.bashrc works just fine), man … Continue reading
On Avoiding the Password 'Explosion'
This article from the BBC states: The number of passwords and logins web users need makes it inevitable they will re-use phrases, warned the International Telecommunications Union. Re-using these identifiers puts people at serious risk of falling victim to identity … Continue reading
Observation
I have lots of trouble hearing/comprehending the other party when I’m talking on the phone. I highly prefer to be able to see their face, especially their mouth, when in a detailed conversation. A lot of time when I’m on … Continue reading
Share the Road
This self proclaimed “crazy biker chick” has written a plea for automobile drivers to be considerate of cyclists on roadways. I appreciate her position on the issue and her independence from oil-powered transportation. I would bike to work sometimes if … Continue reading